The Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-01-25, Page 1By David Emslie
BLYTH - ,With Jsmdfill sites in Huron
County ,cratirraing to fill towards the
capacitypuint, it isimportantto look tothe
future of wiastemanagement.
'This-fact•was explainedand stressed to
over 110 rowdy residents who attended a
public meeting at the memorial all here
onJanuary19-regardingthe Huron County
Wastelwanagemea Pian.
Speaking at the meeting -were Jo -Anne
Richter, the wide program coordinator
from the iluron County .Department of
Planning and Development; Les Mac -
'Milan of Gore and ,Storrie Linntml, the
companytiredto -1 e the plan fDeins'
Merrell, iluron County ngineer; Gary
Davidson, director -for the iluron County
Department :of 'Planning and Develop-
ment;and a‘; rGiesbrecht,fromtheEn-
-viranmental Assessment -.,Bninch of the
IdhlistrymEEnviromnent (MCtE)..
Priortothemeeting,lhoseinattendance
were given a summary en this first stage
of theplan. it ioutlined exactly -why waste
management is important
As estimates indicate -that within 20
yearsall landfill sites .currently -operating
-within the county will have -reached
capacity, itisimportantto
now,asittalltake 'worst° complete.
Miss :Richter _estimated it would take
,probably live years to see .plans Arct-
plemented. the Waste ..2ganagement
‘MasterPlanisatweandothalfeyearatady
- alone. Once- it is completed, itik711,Ite'at
leastanotheryeariortwoyears,fieforewe
get facilitiesin place ," she said.
7Witlithis longtimelrame,, the Immula-
tion [of the phm immediatelyls important,
theraleasestated,toavoidthecrisiositea-
tion being iexperieneed by many •
municiptdities.
'Furthermore, the summary raised a
point thatwas laressed brthe speakers
.throughout the :meeting. 'An aimponant
aspect of .planning 'for -future waste
managementistheinputandinvolvement
lof the community. 'Final decisions ;WM
laveaneffectonallreskients,andthepar-
ticipation -of' the 'community Is critical in
finding appropriatesolutions to this issue.
• As the Audy.progresses the ri quirement
for community:input-Will beers increas-
moreimportant."
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Plan Stages
Following an introduction from Miss
Richter, Mr. MacMillan began the ex-
planation of the various stages involved in
formulating -the plan.
Overall, he said, therearefour different
stages in the completion of the plan. In
each stage, public input plays a part.
The first stage, which is now near com-
pletion, isthat .of tlata collection. Next, the
stage known as 2a is that ofthe ideritifica-
tion of potential areas :and markets for
such items asrecyeled materials. Stage 2b
involves the analysis .of alternatives
discovered in 2a. By this -point, those in -
end - -
understanding of -What the waste system
will be. The- final stage is that ef master
plan fonnulations, where 'the information
is compiled, and 'discussions on the ilT1-
47.dementation of the plan take place.
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Later, Miss Richter explainal that
within each stage, three 'TepOrtS are
prepared:The first is a draft, while the se -
'gond is a preliminary report, -which is
available for government and public
review. Thisis thestagethe committee is
inTetly.at.TEdlowing the review by the
public and the govenunent, the Stage 1
P1niinayHportispreiared, and it is
..intoStagela.
...Includedamongthosegovenmientagen-
ieswho3fdltrevievfi11eiwortAdongw1th.
dche,4.publiere 5..„theAiliniStTy f,Ilaturl
Alesonrces, the • lOntario Mifltatry :f
Agricultare -and 'Vinod, `the MiniStry of
e,thelifinistryeiMmdronment, and
they of lninotripsil-Affairs.
"What we do, is send the 'report out to
pretty well everyone, and ask for their
+comment," Miss ,Richter explained.
iWaste Statistics
Mr. MacMillan next discussed some
waste ilisposalandlandfillsite 'statistics.
"In the'Cotudy damn, in:1988, inthe
order of 42;000 metric tonnes (of waste)
was generated," he said:This:figure was
estimated,heexplained, becausethereare
no weigh scales in use -for trash in the
county.
By, the year 2030, this figure mrni be
some -wherein -the order of150‘000-totmes a
year. "We're not loeking at a tremendous
increaseinthat timelrame," hessaid.
Theaecond graphic chartiliscussed-was
one regarding the likely years ,current
landfill sites will reach their approved
capacity. On the bottom of the scale were
the Town of Seaforth, which has already
reached capacity, and the Townithip of
Turnberry, 'which should reach capacity
sometime before 1990. The capacity for the
existing site in Godexich Township 'match-
ed that of Turnberry.
Thereverealso a few sites which have a
long life ahead of them. Topping the list_
wasthe Village ofBlythsite, which should
not reach full capacity until 9008. The
Township of Howick was close ,behind at
-Wenn
Taking into consideration the fact that it
• emdd be 'five years before a management
plan is implemented, Mr. Mecham' said
only three or four facilities will reach
.capacity by that -time. In another three
years,. however, .another three facilities
will have rim out space.
The percentage of the population which
will be affected by landfill site closures
next came ander discussion. By the year
2008, 100 per centof Baron Countywall be
affected.
Mr. MacMillan, however, looked at the
shorter term. Ile explained that by 1990,
lessthan 10 per cent willbe affected, but
eentby1995.
He ;warned, `1As-rwesaidtataii406:ne'
mp-to 4904..gbdorearn3r newdiiteswroln
„place."
47in1ly, Ile dimmed Amite '„calleetion
and disposal expenditures, which italic
been on a stradyincreqse over the years.
-From 1085 to 1987, theexpendituresincur-
red by local municipalities have risen
from just under $800,000, to close to $1
million.
While this increase was not too great,
Mr. MacMillan,explained the costs would
be high if the current 17 sites were to be
replacedzwith 17more.
lie concluded ;by stating they have to
come up -with a system, /with:the residents
of local communities, which will meet
their social needs, as well as the capacity
needs ef thesites.*Thesesoals, hesaid,will
be 'reached through such waste manage-
ment systems as recyOling.
iteduetkm AndBecycling
'The subject of recyclingand waste alter-
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Co-oop holds annual
The Lucknow District Co-operative
held the annual meeting and banquet
on January 21.
The Co-op has been serving Lucknow
and aria farmers for over 40 years and
this yearhad a net profit of $90,984, an in-
crease over 1987.
The Co-op over the past five years has
made some positive achievements and
are thus able to pay a dividend this year
of 6 and 6 percent on Class 4 and B
shares respectively. The board of direc-
tors feel that this dividend just after five
years of restructuring helps to show that
the cooperative way of doting business is
alive and well in this community.
The same community interest has
resulted in the opening of the Ripley Co-
op. ,
The directors for the upcoming fiscal
year are Fred Phillips, Alex Simpson,
Neil Stapelton, Joe Van Osch, 'Shawn
Drennan, Steve Andrew, Gerry Gerdes,
John Elliott and Brian Reid. The ex-
ecutive - president, vice andiiSecretary,
will be 'chosen at the next directors
meeting.
Survey for seniors
The Lucknow and District Lions Club
are currently conducting a survey to
determine if Lucknow senior citizens and
physically handicapped persons have a
need for transportation, from their
residence to the downtown area.
7 Ft 4 ion e ons ctub iMmber-
in charge of this survey said, "while
some senior cftizens are able to drive
themselves, we are very interested in
determining if there are others in our
village who require •assistance." 'If we
find the -need is there, we will delve into
the matter further."
In this week's Sentinel, you will find a
questionnaire that all senior citizens and
physically handicapped are asked to rep-
ly to - number ?f times per week you
would require such a service and do have
a pr ferred day; approximate length of
time you would bedowntown ; which type
of transportation would you =quire-
wmgalanorwheel-chairmaisted;areyou
•willi#gto:patailew "tolvirufeh.
Atememl)er-dtisaettoilsi
Students raise *1982 for M.S.
Students at Lucknow and District
Christian School raised $1,08241 for the
MUltiple ,Schierosis Society of Canada,
during the M.S. readmothon.
Fiftyoight students registered, with
completing theproject readinga total of
1,011 books!
Mr. Jim 'Ritchie, a member of the
Bruce County Chapter of M$. was on
hand Monday to make presentations to
the students. Thirteen students received
M.S. post cards! 13 receivedM.S.painter
hats, eight received watches, five receiv-
ed radios, and eight students received
M.S. mystery sleuth dogs and pocket
radios.
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